All releases tagged "olympics"

Mo Farah has been hailed as Britain’s greatest ever sporting champion, a new survey has found. The double-gold Olympian came top of the list of British sporting champions and beat five-time gold winning rower Sir Steve Redgrave who came second. The poll will be bad news to Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney who came in [...]

Brits are being warned they could incur up to £200(1) in unexpected mobile call charges when they phone friends and family visiting from abroad during the Olympics, according to a new study. The report by mobile telecoms operator Lebara reveals that one in ten UK households(2) will host visitors from abroad during the Olympic Games, [...]

The dog’s birthday, getting a divorce and a reality TV final are among the reasons why party-mad Brits hold impromptu parties, according to new research. A study shows people have an average of 10 parties a year, celebrating everything from the end of a school term to the next reality TV final. Indeed, other wacky reasons [...]